AGA 2010 Aquascaping Contest: #110

I really like the hardscape selection and placement in this paludarium. The mosses in some areas are a little too over grown and the plant variety reduced to give a stronger impression.

— Ghazanfar Ghori

Interesting little microcosm

— Karen Randall

Dimensions 32 × 16 × 22 cm

Title Microcosmos

Lighting PL lamp 11 watt

Plants Triangle moss, Tortula ruralis, Plagiomnium affine, Plagiomnium trichomanes.Polytrichum commune,Riccia fluitans, Riccardia chamedryfolia, Lomariopsis lineata,Pelia endiviifolia,Microsorum pteropus, Adiantum capillus-veneris,Ceratopteris thallictroides,Blyxa japponica, Lilaeopsis brasiliensis, Echinodorus tenellus, Glossostigma elatinoides,Eleocharis acicularis,Lysimachia nummularia, Hydrocotyle sibthorpioides, Lemna minor, Pistia stratiotes, Selanginella "club moss",Ceterach officinarum,Cheilanthes pteridioides, Pteris sp.

Animals Various microscopic terrestrial insects inserted with plants (snails, woodlice, spiders etc.)

Materials Sand, Pagoda stones, stones from nature, driftwood from nature.

Additional Information Spraying the plants every 2nd day with Revers Osmosis water enriched with traces.

#110: 11L Paludarium Microcosmos

Alexander Korakis Athens, Greece

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